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Kyla Mora
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Author! Teacher! Former journalist! Real Estate Agent! Holder of too many titles, owner of too many books! Pre-order “Today My Brain’s A Dinosaur” if you want to support picture books for neurodiverse kids. 🦕
Editor: “But what is this headline supposed to MEAN? You make it sound like young people hitting the bottle is an inevitability that can only be held off so long as they become more and more aware of the state of the adult world…” *trails off*

Writer: “I totally agree. Headline gold. Whiskey?”🥃
February 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 11:
December 2, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 10:
November 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Tonight I celebrated with something to be very thankful for: a new episode of #LowerDecks.

Purple Data’s head in a bag bless us, every one.

#startrek #trekker #cerritos
a cartoon character says " alright " while holding his fist up in the air
ALT: a cartoon character says " alright " while holding his fist up in the air
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November 29, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Hey #authorsky and #booksky, a question for your collective expertise: if you had to boil down the process of publishing a book into steps or phases, how would you do it?

I can think of at least 5 phases of developing and publishing a book. Is there more? What about self-publishing? Please share!
November 29, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Reposted by Kyla Mora
To be very clear, as a teacher I don't want "time-saving AI tools."

I want time.
November 29, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Friends, if you’ve never had the joy of reading Ray Bradbury’s glorious story “Usher II,” allow me to recommend it particularly at this time.
#booksky
#edusky

The catharsis of going full Poe on people who ban books cannot be overstated. mrjacobsenglishclasses.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...
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November 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Is it bad that my first thought was “Which one?”
New Secretary of the Navy looks like a cookie cutter Mar a lago hanger on-er
November 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 8:
November 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Oh, cool, looks like the scientific community just got the news about the latest election!
November 26, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 7:
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Definitely my favorite moment of #wicked was when hubs leaned over 30 minutes and hissed, “okay, you weren’t kidding, this IS awesome” 😎
November 25, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 6:
November 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 5:
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 4:
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 3:
November 21, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Reposted by Kyla Mora
This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Name a show you’re positive no one remembers but you:

Eureeka’s Castle
November 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I missed you all so much. And most of you will never interact with me; I’m nowhere near important enough for @roywoodjr.bsky.social or @markhamillofficial.bsky.social or even @pixelatedboat.bsky.social to ever acknowledge, and that’s okay — but it’s so nice to hear my friends’ voices again! #bluesky
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 AM
#edusky, I have a question. How do you feel about rubrics that do not go up to 100?

Several teachers I know do this. They say they do so because they want kids to strive for that extra ineffable ‘something.’

I have my own thoughts on this but I would love to hear your professional opinions.
November 19, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Reposted by Kyla Mora
this is literally the future republicans want: public funds for segregation academies and religious private schools that actively discriminate against LGBT students or students with special needs
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.

www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 2:
November 17, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I get concern about trolls coming to #bluesky, but can’t we reach across the aisle? Find common ground? I’ll go first.

Trolls from X, you are luckily met. I was silly enough to pay full price for what purports to be Amontillado without consulting you. If you will walk with me just a bit further —
November 17, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Book 1:
November 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A win today! Admin knows my stance on testing, but still, was pleased to have a convo where I advocated for ditching STAAR warmups that just teach kids to try not to get tricked by a test, and won support for creating more authentic exercises that still generate that almighty data. Huzzah! 🙌🏼 #edusky
November 16, 2024 at 1:32 AM